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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Things will keep evolving, but let’s be clear there is a hierarchy among leagues. That said, hierarchy doesn’t mean guarantees. A team in one league can absolutely compete with, and beat, a team from another.

My son played youth soccer at VDA and, during his high school years, never lost to DC United, competed consistently with SYC and Alexandria, and somehow tied (prob should of loss) to an ECNL-R team in Florida. The league label alone never told the full story.

As a parent, the way I evaluate these leagues is simple: the overall level of play and the likelihood of playing beyond youth soccer whether that’s college or professionally.

Using that lens:

MLS NEXT (DCU): Roughly 1 out of 100 will go pro

MLS NEXT: Most starters will earn college offers

ECNL: About half of the starting lineup will play in college, primarily D3 or lower-tier D1

ECNL-R / MLS Next 2: 1-4 players will play in college, typically low D3 at best[/quote]

Division 2 exists and some of those lower level MLS Next players and ECNL players will end up there as well.  Plus, simply looking at club names on college roster bios, there are more roster spots on most college teams held by players from what would now be ECNL-R/MLSN2 level clubs than you think.[/quote]

80% of the NCAA division 1 champions roster from Washington was ECNL club players[/quote]

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